How do I specify a particular criteria to the research question eg .au sites?

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 15 Dec 2003 20:27 PST

Hi!

Can you explain a little bit more. Does it mean you want to search
Google but only on .au sites?

Thanks!

Hi dauvik!
  
If you go to "Google Language Tools" you can search for pages in
specific languages or countries:
://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
  
From the drop down menu [ Search pages located in:], select [Australia]
  
In the [Search for] field box enter your chosen search terms and then
hit the [Google Search] button.
  
As an example, I entered the terms: [ "Hungary Point" origin nsw ], to
see if I could find the origin of "Hungary Point" in New South Wales
(which is what you asked about in your previous question).
  
The search yielded one hit about "Hungary Point", though no data about
its origin unfortunately.
  
Here's the site I found:
http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/placenames/placenames_view_place.asp?ID=220
  
Another way to search for sites with .au in the URL is to go to
www.Google.com , and  type in your search terms including the term
[ inurl:au ].
  
e.g. Google search: [ "Hungary Point" origin nsw inurl:au ]
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Hungary+Point%22+origin+nsw+inurl%3Aau
  
If you want to find pages that contain the terms "au" and "sites"
together, then just enter ["au sites"] with quotation marks around
each word or term.

e.g. Google search: [ "au sites" ]
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22au+sites%22
  
  
You may also find these Australian search engines useful:
  
"AltaVista Australia"  - ready to search Australia only
http://au.altavista.com/
  
"Go Eureka"
http://www.goeureka.com.au/standard.php
  
"Anzwers"
http://au.anzwers.yahoo.com/
  
"Yahoo - Australia" - select 'Australia only' radio button to search
for Australian sites only - subject directory is divided into Aust
sites
http://www.yahoo.com.au/
  
"Web Wombat" - searches Australian sites - includes Australian Subject Directory
http://www.webwombat.com.au/
  
I hope i've interpreted interpreted your question correctly. If I
misunderstood, please let me know before you rate my answer, so I can
assist you further if possible.
  
regards,
JACKBURTON-ga
   
  
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Search strategy:
"Hungary Point" origin nsw inurl:au
"au sites"
"search for australian sites"

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Request for Answer Clarification by dauvik-ga on 16 Dec 2003 15:18 PST

Sorry to confuse! I tried the searches you suggested and came up with
the same results...what I was trying to ask was "is it possible to ask
for Google Answers from Australian ie .au local experts or sources.

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Clarification of Answer by jackburton-ga on 16 Dec 2003 16:36 PST

If I understand correctly, you would like to present a question for an
Australian GA researcher. Right? If that is the case, then "yes" you
can submit a request that your question only be answered by a local
Australian GA researcher - I don't know how many there are, but I know
that there are a few GA researchers based in Australia. So, in order
to do this, you could type in the title of your question something
along the lines of:
   
"Question for any Australian Researcher", or, 
  
"Question to be answered preferrably by Australian researcher", or
  
"For Australian Researchers only", etc.
  
Just make it clear in your question that you want your question to be
answered by an Australian researcher, or by a researcher who has
specific access to Australian sources of information. You could type
for example:
  
"I would like this question to be answered by an Australian
Researcher, or by someone knows about "X", or someone who has access
to...." etc
  
If you make it clear how you want your question to be answered and/or
by whom, then most researchers will honour your request and leave it
to be answered by someone else who's better qualified, or who has the
right connections!
  
I hope I've clarified this for you!
  
If there's still any confusion, please feel free to ask the Google
Answers Editors. You can email them at
mailto:answers-editors@google.com for guidance.
  
Hope to see you again!
  
regards,
JACKBURTON-ga

Thankyou for your prompt response